HEADLINES FROM THE IZRAELI HEBREW PRESS
HA’ARETZ
1. NETANYAHU PROMISES NOT TO RAISE TAXES; YACHIMOVICH: HE’S PREPARING SOCIAL HELL.
MA’ARIV
1. 48 hours until polls open.
CONCERN IN LIKUD: NETANYAHU WILL FIND IT DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE COALITION.
In wake of continuous drop in polls, Likud concerned: Trend will also be strengthened at the polls. Senior party official: „We are en route to a catastrophe and the ministers are busy trading accusations and aren’t talking to each other.”
2. RABBI OVADIAH’S WILD ATTACK ON THE JEWISH HOME:
„This is a home for non-Jews. They’re all wicked and hate the Torah and its precepts. Whoever votes for them denies the Torah.” Jewish Home: „If we are being attacked by all parties, we must be on the right track.”
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. 2013 elections in another 48 hours.
FIGHTING UNTIL THE END.
Bennett: Netanyahu has declared war on national religious people, he has opened an ugly campaign against us, as was done against him after Rabin’s murder.” Likud: He’s gone off the rails.” Livni: We need a government without Bennett.
YISRAEL HAYOM
1. BATTLING FOR EVERY VOTE.
Vote in IDF began last night. Candidates dropping the gloves. Rabbi Ovadia against the Jewish Home: „Home for non-Jews”; the Jewish Home: „We respect the Rabbi.” Kadima against Livni: „She has no moral right to lead the public.” Livni against Yachimovich and Lapid: „Inexperience is not an advantage.” And Liberman is optimistic: „I estimate that we [Likud Beytenu] will win 40 seats.”
2. LIKUD: „BENNETT DEFENDING ONE OF HIS PARTY’S CANDIDATES THAT SUPPORTS BLOWING UP THE MOSQUE ON THE TEMPLE MOUNT.”
Battle between Likud and Jewish Home intensifies after party leader attacks Netanyahu.
3. ARIEL MAYOR RON NACHMAN DIES OF CANCER; „WE HAVE LOST A GREAT ZIONIST.”
WALLA!
1. SOLDIER VOTE: VOTING FOR THE KNESSET UNDERWAY IN THE IDF.
(…). Soldiers begin voting last night. First to vote were soldiers from General Staff Reconnaissance unit. (…).
2. NETANYAHU MEETS WITH MCCAIN: „NUCLEAR IRAN
– THE WORLD’S PROBLEM.”
3. ANOTHER 6.5 CENTIMETERS ON SHABBAT: KINNERET LEVEL CONTINUES TO CLIMB.
Meltwater from snow that fell during storm over a week ago still filling the Kinneret. (…).
NANA10
1. JEWISH HOME RETURNS FIRE: „SHAS LEADERSHIP
–
THREE BANDITS.”
After Rabbi Ovadia Yosef described the religious Zionist party as „a party of non-Jews”, #6 on list, MK Ori Orbach responds to accusations: „Shas under pressure because we are taking votes away from them.”
2. NETANYAHU: „HISTORY WILL JUDGE THOSE WHO DO NOT DEAL WITH IRAN.”
PM meets with US Senators and sends hint to Obama: „Building in Jerusalem is not the world’s problem, Iran is.”
[Headlines for Walla! and Nana10 are from their websites as of 11:25.] ______________________________
SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
Two papers discuss various issues regarding Tuesday’s elections for the 19th Knesset<www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Modern+History/Historic+Events/Elections_in_Israel_January_2013.htm>:
Yediot Ahronot discusses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jewish Home Chairman Naftali Bennett: „Netanyahu heads a list that he does not control. Half of it is controlled by Liberman. The other half is controlled by political factions some of which are on the extreme margins of the settler movement. Bennett also does not control his list. An unsuccessful agreement that he signed with the extreme nationalist faction ‘Tekuma’ joined to his list several candidates from the settlements’ messianic margins.” The author concludes, „The rivalry between Netanyahu and Bennett will end an hour after the elections. They will sit down together to establish a coalition and will discover that their true enemies are at home.”
Ma’ariv implores Israelis to go out and vote on Tuesday. The author asserts, „Regardless of its character and direction, a large turnout will give support to a system that represents the public and will strengthen it against institutions that have forgotten that they are here in order to serve,” and adds, „A high turnout will show public confidence in the Knesset and in the future government.”
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Yisrael Hayom eulogizes long-time Ariel<www.ariel.muni.il/?CategoryID=155> Mayor Ron Nachman<knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=157>, who passed away Friday after a battle with cancer. The author says that, „In contrast to many other politicians, he did not only talk about the need to establish communities over the Green Line, he realized this dream,” and lauds Nachman’s devotion to Ariel. The paper says that Nachman, „spoke about the city that he built with the great excitement of a father praising his children,” and concludes that, „Ron Nachman will be remembered as a Zionist pioneer.”
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